Category Archives: Personal

The personal thoughts, ideas, musings of Randal Birkey

What is SEO?

Posted on February 16, 2010 by rbirkey

Again, the creative team over at the Chicago web design firm, Headstand Media has produced another great WebSmart TV video answering the burning question, “What is SEO?“ These videos are meant to educate the average business person who hears terms like … Continue reading →

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Life in Stages

Posted on February 14, 2010 by rbirkey

I have a friend named Lee Hoffner whose wife Anne has cancer. I met Lee back in the days of my involvement with The Association for Multimedia Communications (AMC). We are still both involved in the Internet/Web industry. Lee and … Continue reading →

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Viral Video

Posted on February 9, 2010 by rbirkey

Have you ever heard someone refer to a “viral video” in a conversation, or in an email or text message, or on Facebook or Twitter? Does “viral video” sound like a video that might give you a disease? Or, have … Continue reading →

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IndyMac Slap in Your Face!

Posted on February 8, 2010 by rbirkey

A friend just sent me this link to a video and blog site (Think Big Work Small) that I found very informative. This video explains in plain, simple English how the government (FDIC) gave a sweetheart deal to a bank … Continue reading →

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Tim Tebow Super Bowl Commercial

Posted on February 8, 2010 by rbirkey

Well there it was, aired within the first quarter of the Super Bowl, the much discussed, much criticized and maligned Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad. As I watched it, I kept waiting for the hatred, the insensitivity, the objectionable content … Continue reading →

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Sprint HTC Hero on Android

Posted on February 5, 2010 by rbirkey

Well, earlier this week I went to my local Sprint store, and upgraded from my Palm Centro (over 2 years) to a new HTC Hero running on Google’s “Android” operating system. This means that I no longer have a physical … Continue reading →

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Cast Your Vote

Posted on February 2, 2010 by rbirkey

I got up and went to my polling place this morning on Oak Park, Illinois, and cast my votes in the Republican Primary. I used one of the newer “computer” voting machines. I was voter #1 on my machine, in … Continue reading →

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WebSmart TV

Posted on January 27, 2010 by rbirkey

Are you a regular person who is trying to make sense of all the new terms you hear being tossed around in conversations and in written messages such as: tweets, RSS, web 2.0, friend (used as a noun), blog, and … Continue reading →

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House Churches are Isolationist and Cult-Like?

Posted on January 15, 2010 by rbirkey

Question: Are house churches more likely than conventional churches to become isolationist and cult-like? Apparently at least one blogger thinks so, and had the guts to quote George Barna’s research to support his assertion! Author and researcher George Barna responds … Continue reading →

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Republican Revolution

Posted on January 14, 2010 by rbirkey

I am thinking that if: You are a economic and social conservative You are concerned about the sad shape of politics and the economy in Illinois You have lost confidence in the Illinois Republican Party to actually be “the party … Continue reading →

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